Posts Tagged ‘Harry Reid’

Critics of Sarah Palin might be tempted to highlight the failures of some of the high-profile candidates she endorsed. Christine O’Donnell lost by 16 points in Delaware, Ken Buck lost to Michael Ben...
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So the polls got it pretty much exactly right: the Republicans took the House but the Senate kept a very small Democratic majority – and significantly their leader, Harry Reid just managed ...
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There are enough votes in now to be able to see how the US mid-term elections are turning out. The bottom line is that the night has been a stunning repudiation of President Barack Obama. The Republic...
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Today’s midterm election will bring the biggest political transformation in decades, with the Republicans set to make major gains. It has also arguably thrown up more bizarre moments than any other,...
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It's Wednesday morning, you're a Democrat and you're waking up after a terrible night. You're hung over and you can't quite remember what happened. You're pretty sure you lost the House of Representat...
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The pundits, pollsters and prognosticators across the country are making their predictions. Paddy Power has already paid out on the Republicans seizing the House of Representatives. In a little over 2...
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Karl Rove’s candour in my interview here was refreshing. He didn’t rubbish Sarah Palin’s prospects as a nominee, but he went to the very limits of respectful doubt. So many Republican strategist...
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With two weeks until election night, a lot of Senate races appear to be tightening. The Republicans need to gain 10 seats to win a majority in the 100-member chamber. Back in January, I blogged that ...
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There were three howlers today from the Mama Grizzlies that beg questions about their readiness for office. Mama number one Sarah Palin confused Pennsylvania and West Virginia in a tweet. This falls i...
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After the stunning loss of a Senate seat in Massachusetts there are no good options for the White House and Democrats in Congress. Whichever way you look at it, it's hard to escape the conclusion that...
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